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Quakerly

American  
[kwey-ker-lee] / ˈkweɪ kər li /

adjective

  1. like a Quaker.


adverb

  1. in the manner of the Quakers.

Etymology

Origin of Quakerly

First recorded in 1675–85; Quaker + -ly

Example Sentences

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Most of them are written by Friends, and expound Quakerly thought on current economic and social problems, and Quaker religious practices and history.

From Time Magazine Archive

Each morning, after a 20-minute period of Quakerly meditation, the group separates for its various duties � helping the Mexican nurses at the clinic, accompanying them on their rounds, supervising playground activities in the school.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, with Quakerly tact, Anna Brinton had withdrawn.

From Time Magazine Archive

And yet, something that Morrison did is totally and essentially Quakerly.

From Time Magazine Archive

This stone, young man," said my Quakerly rebuker, in a hard country farmer's voice; "this stone is the London Tract Ticking Stone.

From Tales of the Chesapeake by Townsend, George Alfred

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